Jasper
1906
When their uncle dies and leaves the Fortescue family in financial ruin, three siblings must abandon the comfortable life they've known. Chrissie, the stubborn and proud elder sister, struggles most against their diminished circumstances. Her gentler sister Leila observes and worries in silence. And then there's Jasper, the youngest, whose small acts of kindness gradually become the moral compass guiding his sisters toward something more valuable than wealth: genuine love and selflessness. Mrs. Molesworth captures the particular pain of childhood vulnerability with a sharp, affectionate eye. The children are not angels. Chrissie is frequently contrary; the girls bicker with their nurse; they resist their mother's attempts to soften them for their new, simpler life. Yet within this Edwardian nursery, something quietly revolutionary unfolds. The boy everyone underestimates becomes the one who understands what truly matters. For readers who cherish gentle stories of redemption, family bonds, and the small heroisms of childhood.
